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The Planning Director basically supports the County Council amendment, initiative, but also requests that these wind energy facilities be permitted in the Open zones with a Use Permit, as well as also be located within the State Land Use Agricultural District. So this would be an amendment to two sections within the Zoning Code, Chapter 25-2-61, which is permitted uses requiring a Use Permit. This would be Subsection (a), No. (13), and it would say “Wind energy facilities in the Open district provided that the property is within the State Land Use Agricultural District.” Additionally, there would be a change to Section 25-5-162 which are permitted uses within the Open District under Subsection (b), which are those uses that would require a Use Permit. And it would be No. (4) which basically says the same thing, “Wind energy facilities; provided that the property is within the state land use agricultural district.” Are there any questions? GRAHAM: Commissioners, are there any questions? WATANABE: Yeah. GRAHAM: Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE: Jeff, the Director wanted to also make sure that a Use Permit was required, yeah? DARROW: Correct. WATANABE: But where is that change of ordinance? DARROW: This would be in Exhibit No. 2. WATANABE: Did I miss it? Oh, okay. On this page 2, okay. This one. DARROW: The exhibit is actually that. This is the, right there. I’m not sure why it’s not listed as Exhibit 2 on yours. You can use this one if you’d like. WATANABE: Oh, okay. I’d like to follow-up? GRAHAM: Go ahead, Commissioner Watanabe, follow-up. WATANABE: The other question is why is it limited to only State Agricultural district? DARROW: The Planning Director in his Background and Recommendation stated that most Open zones that are located within Urban, State Land Use Urban Districts are mainly made up of Resort areas as well as golf courses and are probably not the proper location for wind energy facilities. WATANABE: Okay, thank you. EXHIBIT A 2